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> But the main issue with 3D printing is you can make a 3D printer in your basement. Cheaply. I assume you mean "you can make a gun" cheaply. [Edit: actually,
by edanm 8y ago
> But the main issue with 3D printing is you can make a 3D printer in your basement. Cheaply.
I assume you mean "you can make a gun" cheaply. [Edit: actually, I probably misunderstood - seem further comments below and feel free to ignore this comment].
Which is not really true today? I mean, you can't get anything near a real-gun equivalent, and 3d printing really isn't that cheap compared to mass-produced goods (nor is it likely to be - things are mass-produced for a reason).
- simcop2387 8y agoIn this case it would be an untraceable/unmarked gun made cheaply. So for a couple of grand you can make many guns that could be used and unable to be directly traced like the mass-produced goods. They're all limited usefulness because of the lack of durability using a 3d printed gun. Compare this to a gun that's been scrubbed of it's serial numbers and any other identifying marks that would make it traceable, which is going to cost more since it'll require a decent amount of expertise to do properly too.
- radarsat1 8y ago> > But the main issue with 3D printing is you can make a 3D printer in your basement. Cheaply. > I assume you mean "you can make a gun" cheaply. No, he means you can make a 3D printer easily. So you can make one that doesn't have whatever restrictions or fingerprints the article is talking about.
- edanm 8y agoOh that makes much more sense. Thanks.